qiào

shell; also pr. ; crust (earth's crust etc)

Character data

Radical ⽎ (79.8)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

殼 qiào
  1. 1. shell
  2. 2. also pr.
  3. 3. crust (earth's crust etc)
  4. 4. carapace

Words containing 殼

Word Meaning
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
tortoise shell
outer shell; carapace; crust
crustacean
chitin
beetle; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
coleoptera
crustacean
hard outer shell; carapace; also pr. pí ké
hard shell; crust
nut; fruit with hard shell
rice husk
husk of grain; grain and chaff
crust; crusting; incrustation
outer ear; auricle; pinna
to shell; to remove the husk; to molt
skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity)
clamshell
eggshell
to exuviate; to molt
shell; hard outer skin; conch
erhua variant of bèi ké
the body (housing the soul)
metal cover